A shocking incident unfolded at a government model higher secondary school in Silvarpatti village near Periyakulam, Theni district, where notebooks and textbooks were stolen by a teacher and a cleaner. The school, which caters to more than 1,200 students from classes 1 to 12, has been left reeling after the theft.
On the night of 26 September 2025, unknown individuals entered the school premises using a cargo vehicle and a two-wheeler. Local students and members of the public, noticing the suspicious activity, followed discreetly and watched from behind. The intruders proceeded to open the school’s book room, which stores textbooks and notebooks meant for the students, and loaded the materials into the cargo vehicle. Students who witnessed the theft secretly recorded the incident on their cell phones.
After removing the books and notebooks, the perpetrators quickly fled the scene in the cargo vehicle and the two-wheeler. The video captured by the students later went viral on social media, causing widespread shock among parents and the local community.
When the school principal, Pandian, was questioned about the incident, he initially claimed that the books had been taken without his knowledge and that he had no involvement. He later changed his statement, asserting that the materials removed were old papers damaged by termites. Following the circulation of the video, Principal Pandian lodged a complaint with the police seeking action against those responsible for the theft.
Students who witnessed the incident described the events in detail. They said they had been playing football on the school grounds that evening when the school watchman and peon, Vijayan, told them to leave. Suspicious of the situation, the students hid and observed the unfolding events. They saw unidentified individuals enter the school in a tempo and two bikes, and coordinate with teacher Bharathiraja to remove bundles of books. The students managed to secretly record the incident before the teacher and the intruders noticed the video being taken. Upon realizing this, the group hurriedly left the premises.
A local resident later approached the students, urging them to delete the video, warning that public exposure of the theft would create major problems. The resident even offered money to ensure the video was not shared. The students reported the matter to the police.
Following an investigation, authorities have temporarily transferred both teacher Bharathiraja and the cleaning staff involved in the incident. Parents have expressed outrage and demanded that the teacher be dismissed for the theft.
தேனி: சில்வார்பட்டி அரசு மாதிரி மேல்நிலைப் பள்ளியிலிருந்து சுமார் 1,200 புத்தகங்களை, சரக்கு வாகனம் மற்றும் டூவீலர் மூலம் திருட முயன்ற ஆசிரியர் பாரதிராஜா மற்றும் தூய்மைப் பணியாளர் பணியிடை நீக்கம்.
அப்பகுதி மாணவர்கள் சிலர் இந்த திருட்டு சம்பவத்தை வீடியோ எடுத்து வெளிச்சத்துக்கு… pic.twitter.com/k10TJTJhaX
— PttvOnlinenews (@PttvNewsX) October 1, 2025
(With inputs from ABP Tamil)
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